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Old 09-15-11, 02:35 PM
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Which stereo system should I buy?

Hi all, as the title states, I am searching for a stereo system for my 1993 RX-7. My RX-7 is completely stock and still has the old Bose stereo system with the cassette player and CD player. I am looking for something that has an SD card slot, AUX jack, and USB slot. It can be single din or double din. Thanks
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My car's is non-bose, but I understand that the bose speakers were all individually amplified and I'm not sure they're very friendly with aftermarket. So if you didn't already plan for that, you may have to change out speakers and wiring too.
I'm old and not huge into audio, but you might want to do some searching in the Interior/Exterior/Audio section for more info
--->https://www.rx7club.com/interior-exterior-audio-26/
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Just find the headunit that has the features ur looking for, each brand offers models that have the inputs your looking for although it may be.hard to find one with all of them, unless you get creative (sd-usb adapter). In my past experience the headunits don't make a big difference. Biggest difference is the price.
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http://www.onlinecarstereo.com/categ...Receivers.aspx

This website should help Lot and they have a fitment guide to.tell you what speakers fit in your year car and the let's you search based on size.
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Start with crutchfield.com That way you'll at least get an idea of what fits in the car and what installation hardware you need. Then choose the deck that meets your needs and read-up on the reviews to see how people like their purchases. Crutchfield provides a solution for the Bose individually amplified speaker setup. They supply a additional wire harness pack that lets you integrate aftermarket decks with the factory system in the event you don't want to run to speaker wire.
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onlinecarstereo.com is a really good site i got my alpine indash from there
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Originally Posted by willz23
They supply a additional wire harness pack that lets you integrate aftermarket decks with the factory system in the event you don't want to run to speaker wire.
This can even be picked up at a best buy of local audio shop
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My Alpine CD Receiver has iPod/iPhone controls and a USB port, both require an additional cable. Don't know of any that have SD card, but you can get a USB adapter for an SD card easy enough.
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FYI, the FD had a dual DIN opening. Install a normal DIN size in one opening and a "change pocket"or gauges in the other opening OR you can modify it for a double-DIN unit wit very little effort.
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jvc is actually a brand worth looking into these days. prices are very fair for the performance
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I'm in the same situation as Roxasian with my 94 FD. I like the Alpine head units but I'd like to keep red lighting. Can the lighting color in the Alpines be changed to red?
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Some alpines have the option...it tender to be model specific
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alpine or jl

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I went with a jensen with pop up screen. With assesories you can have lots of gee whiz stuff
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Thanks for all the help!! I'll look into all of them and choose which suits my taste
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Let us know what you picked, and how it worked
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Originally Posted by schaft
Just find the headunit that has the features ur looking for, each brand offers models that have the inputs your looking for although it may be.hard to find one with all of them, unless you get creative (sd-usb adapter). In my past experience the headunits don't make a big difference. Biggest difference is the price.
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